TSA screener fired after woman gets loaded gun through

Atlanta, GA -- A TSA agent was fired after police say a woman accidentally took a loaded gun through security and to her gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

According to the police report, Katrina Jackson noticed the butt of her handgun in her purse when she arrived at gate E-34. An Atlanta police officer was called to the gate after Jackson said she wanted to turn in the weapon, according to the report.

Jackson says she had a permit for the gun but told the officer it wasn't on her, and was out of Alabama, according to the report.

Jackson was placed under arrest and charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration told CBS46 the TSA agent who checked Jackson was still a probationary employee and was fired.

"This egregious mistake was unacceptable and the officer, who was still a probationary employee, was immediately and permanently separated from federal service," said the spokesperson in a statement.

The TSA says 198 firearms were detected at the airport in 2016, which was the most in the nation.

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